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Meadows
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Post by Meadows »

512OW wrote:
Meadows wrote:512OW is aspiring to be my dedicated belayer!!
I'm already dedicated to you my dear....

Now if only you'd let me climb with you....
Anytime ... just don't forget your stick clip.
Paul3eb
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Post by Paul3eb »

man, i solo every fall. and i don't solo easy crap that other people do all the time. nope, i push it hard.. and i fall a lot, too. these things are probably like 5.13+ in the red, easy. granted, they're usually not more than fifteen feet tall and have a walk-off on the backside.. but hell, it's still route soloing. rocktown is where it's at..
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rockman
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Post by rockman »

Paul, your just sick man...SICK.

I have heard that you can get really hurt doing that crap. A bud of mine's friend out-west, his first cousin by marriage on his fathers side had a son out of wedlock that did that soloing stuff and got a really badly sprained ankle...

he couldnt walk for like two days.

Thats just not safe. You should really take care of yourself and climb on our bolts in the Red.
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caribe
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Post by caribe »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpm0m6bVfrM

video: 5.7 speed free solo of lovers' leap.
cracking!
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Ascentionist
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Post by Ascentionist »

Dude, that's old news.
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Q-dog
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Post by Q-dog »

Hey ascentionist, get on Nevermore with gear and a rope; and you'll be soloing the last pitch even if you're placing gear. A real attention getting pitch.
512OW
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Post by 512OW »

Q-dog wrote:Hey ascentionist, get on Nevermore with gear and a rope; and you'll be soloing the last pitch even if you're placing gear. A real attention getting pitch.
Not because of the gear. Thats how every long route feels.

Its attention getting because its filthy and not worth the hike.
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ynot
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Post by ynot »

Hell, that describes lots and lots of trad routes. Every now and then you find a dirty gem.
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rhunt
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Post by rhunt »

ain't that the truth and reason why most don't trad climb at the Red.
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moonbeam
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Post by moonbeam »

Q-dog???? The hippie Q?
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